As of Tuesday morning, we’ll have reached the official halfway mark of the NFL season. Some really interesting matchups this week:
Cleveland at Cincinnati (-2): With the circus surrounding the impending departure of Odell Beckham Jr, how will the Browns react? As for Cincinnati, after beating the Ravens, the Bengals came out an laid an egg against the Jets. This seems to be a team that rises to the occasion when needed but has issues keeping the consistency. This is a game they should be ready for.
EDIT: They weren’t ready. Browns go out and destroy the Bengals 41-16.
Green Bay at Kansas City (-7): So did you know Aaron Rodgers is not playing this week? Jordan Love makes his first ever start, but all the WRs (Davante Adams included) are back today, so that will help. Kansas City, though 4-4, are struggling and the only reason they won on Monday was likely that they were playing the Giants (without Saquon Barkley at that). This game may be a lot closer than you think.
Arizona at San Francisco (-3.5): Both Kyler Murray and DeAndre Hopkins are true game-time decisions, but not expected to play. If they play, the decision on this game could change considerably (and certainly the line will).
Tennessee at LA Rams (-7.5): All Day makes his return. Derrick Henry and peak Adrian Peterson have much in common, but how much will the 36 year-old version resemble the beast from Bama? AJ Brown vs Jalen Ramsey is a must-see matchup. QB Ryan Tannehill has become one of the better quarterbacks in play-action, so Henry’s absence will mean more to the offense than just a loss of rushing yards. New acquisition Von Miller is a game-time decision for the Rams as he recovers from an ankle injury.
| Time | Away | Home | Line | Predictor |
| 1:00 | Las Vegas | NY Giants | 3 | Las Vegas +1 |
| 1:00 | Atlanta | New Orleans | -6.5 | New Orleans +1 |
| 1:00 | Buffalo | Jacksonville | 14.5 | Buffalo |
| 1:00 | Cleveland | Cincinnati | -2 | Cleveland |
| 1:00 | New England | Carolina | 3 | New England |
| 1:00 | Denver | Dallas | -10 | Dallas |
| 1:00 | Minnesota | Baltimore | -7 | Baltimore |
| 1:00 | Houston | Miami | -4 | Miami +1 |
| 4:05 | LA Chargers | Philadelphia | 0 | LA Chargers |
| 4:25 | Green Bay | Kansas City | -7 | Kansas City |
| 4:25 | Arizona | San Francisco | -3.5 | Arizona |
| 8:20 | Tennessee | LA Rams | -7.5 | LA Rams |
| 8:20 | Chicago | Pittsburgh | -6.5 | Chicago |
UPDATE
1 pm games: favourites were 3-5 straight up and 2-6 against the line. The two double digit favourites (Buffalo and Dallas) both lost straight up.